(The Relatives Came is next week. Rabbits and Raindrops is in two weeks)
Here is a YouTube video of this week's book:
Author Cynthia Rylant presents a charming look back to the summer when far off relatives came to visit, leaving many wonderful memories behind. This is a wonderful book with beautiful illustrations. The setting is a time long gone before technology when people still sat around and spent time together and were just happy with what they had.  Definitely one of my favorite author's & books!
Hopefully you will recognize this author as the author of a book we read in October: Scarecrow:
 

If you'd like to learn more about the award winning author Cynthia Rylant here is a link:
Cynthia Rylant
Interview with Cynthia Rylant

Math Centers

2 Digit Subtraction Christmas Center
Stamping Coins and Counting Collections

Word Problems

Addition and Subtraction Bowling
Adding/Subtracting within ten
Tens Facts
Ten Frame Math


Counting Coin Collections


Coin Bingo
Playing Store (counting coin collections)

Happy Birthday!